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Saturday, July 8, 2023
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Factorise $p(z)=z^5-5z^4+10z^3-10z^2-11z+15$ given that $z=1-2i$ is a root and that three roots are integers.(mobius)
This is the factorisation of $p(z)$ into real linear factors and real quadratic factors.
ANSWER: The answer to the original question is that the complex linear factors of $p(z)$ are $$(z-1),(z+1),(z-3),(z-1+2i)(z-1-2i)\ .$$
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Monday, July 3, 2023
Express $\cos^5t$ in terms of $\cos 5t,\cos3t,\cos t$ and express $\sin^4t$ in terms of $\cos 4t, \cos 2t$
- Other examples like this one are contained in the Algebra Notes Ch3 page 98 Example 3 and 4 ! Please also read this book, as it has many useful examples!!
- RTB - Read the Book 😎
Sunday, July 2, 2023
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